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2025 Tufts University Jumbos Women's Volleyball Roster

17 Claire Castor

17 Claire Castor

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Carmel, Ind.
  • High School:
    Guerin Catholic
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

2024 (Sophomore): The second year do-it-all player wore many hats as a sophomore standout, playing right side, outside and also setting as well...played in all 24 matches for the Jumbos, starting 22 times...played 84 sets for the Jumbos...second on the team in kills with 188...led the team with 41 service aces...fourth on the Jumbo squad in digs with 186, while also posting 20 blocks...tallied a season-high 20 kills in a win over Hamilton, hitting .486 while adding seven digs...posted her first double-double of the year with 12 kills and 14 digs in a four-set win over Roger Williams...had 12 kills and 13 digs against Colby in a five-set heartbreaker...had eight matches with 10or more kills...had five double-doubles on the season...tallied a season-high eight aces against Williams in the NESCAC quarterfinals...also had seven aces against Trinity on October 11...Tufts finished 13-11 on the season overall. 

2023 (First-Year): The first-year outside hitter came on strong as one of the top freshmen in the NESCAC...started all but one of her 24 matches played, getting into 84 sets as a newcomer...posted 166 kills and 1.98 per set played, adding a team-high 42 service aces...her ace total of 0.50 aces per set was third in the NESCAC...hit .159 for the season...fifth on the Jumbo team in digs with 160...added 13 blocks, seventh-most on the squad...started her career with a double-double against Roger Williams, finishing with 11 kills and 10 digs...had a career-high 15 terminations against Brandeis on October 17...posted a career-high 16 digs in a comeback win over Williams October 13...registered 12 digs against Bates Octobe 7...finished with 12 kills in a NESCAC Quarterfinal victory over Trinity College (CT)...hit .550 with 12 kills in a three-set win over Connecticut College October 27...had a stretch with eight or more kills in nine of her final 11 games of the season......Tufts finished 14-11 overall while making a trip to the NCAA Tournament. 

PRIOR TO TUFTS: Was a four-year letter winner and standout for the Golden Eagles of Guerin Catholic...was a varsity captain as a sophomore, junior and senior...named as the GC Golden Eagle Award recipient, given to the Team MVP in 2019, 2020 and 2022...voted all Hamilton County in 2020...Circle City Conference Honorable Mention in 2020, earning a spot on the squad in 2021 and 2022...IHSVCA 3A All-Central District Honoree in 2021 and 2022...IHSVCA Second Team All-State 3A...Academic All-State in 2022...Don Shondell Volleyball All-Star Game participant in 2020...helped her squad to a sectional title in 2022...in club volleyball, played for Munciana and Rev Volleyball Academy...helped her squads to an AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship Runner-Up in 2019 and 2021...AAU Junior National Volleyball 14U All-American...2021 Big South Qualifier...AAU Volleyball Academic All-American in 2021 and 2022...USA Volleyball All-Tournament Team 17U...National Honor Society at GCHS 2021-2023. 

PERSONAL: Parents Tory and Mike Castor...sister, Evelyn...father played football at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology...economics major...chose Tufts over Indiana University, Loyola of Chicago, American University and WashU because "academic and athletic culture at Tufts always appealed to me as a student-athlete. My top priority was finding a school that would allow me to receive a high-quality education while competing at a high level. In addition to Tufts’ reputation, the people at Tufts instantly made me feel like I was a part of the Tufts community. The culture and community that surrounded me when I stepped on campus only assured me that Tufts and TUVB was the right place for me."
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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2023Freshman

    OH / S / OPP
    5'11"
    17
  • 17

    2024Sophomore

    OH / S / OPP
    5'11"
    17
  • 17
    C

    2025Junior

    OH / S / OPP
    5'11"
    17
    C